.... Critics allege that Aisha was just six years old when she was betrothed to Muhammad, himself in his 50s, and only nine when the marriage was consummated. They base this on a saying attributed to Aisha herself (Sahih Bukhari volume 5, book 58, number 234), and the debate on this issue is further complicated by the fact that some Muslims believe this to be a historically accurate account.
[A COMMENT] .... See the problem? Either Mohammed married a girl at 6/9 or the Islamic holy texts are partially wrong. Given that some Muslims place more credence and importance on the Bukhari texts than the Koran (just as some Jews place more credence on the Talmud over than Torah), it becomes rather difficult to arbitrarily dictate what is "Islamicly correct" simply because the author wants it to be that way due to the subject nature. [Guardian Cif] Read more
